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Matt (Admin) wrote a new post 2 years, 1 month ago

Heat Sealing Forms For Sale In response to a request from a customer, I’ve started selling pairs of wooden heat sealing forms in the DIY Packraft shop. These tools aren’t […]

JYP replied 2 years ago

Seems like a large round log of firewood might have a similar radius. Could that work instead?
- Matt (Admin) replied 2 years ago
  
  If you cut off a thin slice and sand the edge smooth then yes, but if it’s too long it will not work in corners and if it’s not smooth then you won’t get even pressure under the iron… I think a scrap of lumber would be easier to make serviceable.
Matt (Admin) replied 7 months, 4 weeks ago

The exact dimensions aren’t critical, but it helps if the radius of the form is about the same as the curve you’re working on (or a bit less), so for the DIY Packraft tubes the radius should be about 5 1/2″, and the width of the form should be about the same as the width of the seam strip (30 mm in the case of the DIY Packrafts). There are some other tips posted on this page (scroll down): https://www.diypackraft.com/proper-heat-sealing-technique/